county seat

noun

: a town that is the seat of county administration

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Later, the enterprise would move to the Clay County town of Greenway, where Dollison would unsuccessfully campaign to make the town the new Eastern District county seat. Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2026 Williamson, the county seat, was home to an opera house and businesses operated by immigrants from Italy, Russia, and Syria. Taylor Sisk, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 The town is Anson’s county seat and is about 60 miles east of Charlotte. Desiree Mathurin april 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026 The window to file for supervisor and other county seats closed Friday. Claire Wang, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for county seat

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First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of county seat was in 1803

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“County seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20seat. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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county seat

noun
: a town that is the seat of county administration
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